Prime Minister George Papandreou has likened the country's budget crisis to a 'wartime situation' and said Greece was at risk of bankruptcy. The government has approved a package of tax increases and spending cuts to save 4.8bn euros and ease its budget crisis, including ri...

Kosovo has formally declared its independence from Serbia in a move opposed by Serbia and Russia but backed by many western governments. Lawmakers in the legislature of the former province approved the declaration of independence at an extraordinary session. It was read o...

People's Republic of China proclaimed Map of Tiananmen Beijing China After a victory by the Communist Party in the Chinese Civil War, Mao Zedong proclaimed the People's Republic of China from atop Tiananmen

State of Israel proclaimed Map of Independence Hall Tel Aviv Israel The Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel, was proclaimed by David Ben-Gurion, the head of the World Zionist Organization